Welcome To The Johnsons
Located in New York, New York
Address: 123 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002, United States
Rating: 4.3
Services
- Dine-in
- Delivery
- Takeaway
- Bar games
- Fast service
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Food
- Happy-hour drinks
- Spirits
- Wine
- Outside food allowed
- Toilets
- Casual
- Cosy
- Trendy
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
Categories
- Bar
Photos
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Comments
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Review 1 (2024-02-06 - Rating: 5)
What an awesome spot. Felt like I was in the basement of some 70s sitcom character. Truly one of the best curated atmospheres of any dive bar I’ve been to in the city! Also, gotta love the super affordable drinks in a not-so-affordable part of Manhattan. -
Review 2 (2024-03-14 - Rating: 4)
Safari adventure man is the best bartender in nyc . also $3 pbrs -
Review 3 (2023-08-24 - Rating: 5)
I’ve been coming to the Johnson’s fairly regularly for the last couple months but I’ve found that Wednesday nights are the best. The bartender creates a very friendly atmosphere and engages with the customers. I have become friends with the people I sit next to at the bar because the bartender Eddie has started a conversation with us. I like coming to the Johnson’s for the music and the friendly atmosphere -
Review 4 (2022-04-03 - Rating: 4)
Amazing vibe with the pool table and decor. The high point is the $2 PBR -
Review 5 (2023-08-24 - Rating: 5)
Always a great time when i come to this bar! specially love when Eddie is bartending, he has great service and plays the best music :) he has become a good friend of mine and visiting him during his shifts has become a highlight of my week, would love to see him on more nights of the week! -
Review 6 (2024-10-12 - Rating: 5)
Just the right vibe! A 2.00 can of PBR. Passed out on the couch and dropped my beer. Instead of being 86ed they just asked if I wanted another! 5 stars! -
Review 7 (2024-08-21 - Rating: 5)
Immaculate vibes, I cannot remember the last time I sat on plastic. Everything just feels right -
Review 8 (2023-12-31 - Rating: 5)
Welcome to the MOTHHAflippinn’ Johnson’s baby!!! This bar molded me. I’m38 now first went there when I was 19 do the math. One of the last original OG dives still fing rockin it. Used to play pool, smoke cigs play arcades kick it on this gangster old as hell couch. Felt like drinking at your grandmas house but in the heart of the apple. Let’s wish for many more glorious years or scallywagging nyc street grit 🤘🔥🤘🔥 -
Review 9 (2022-01-25 - Rating: 5)
Best music and costumer service! The bartender Luis is so kind and professional. Definitely I’ll recommend this place to everybody 👍🏻 -
Review 10 (2022-02-08 - Rating: 5)
This place is mad cool, shortly after arriving- some folks invited me to sit at their table and we had a nice conversation- the decor of the place makes it seem like its somebodys grandparents home. Theres a pool table and a cool arcade game where you can play a bunch of different arcade classics. They have inexpensive beer and mixed drink prices. -
Review 11 (2024-09-28 - Rating: 5)
One of my favorite dive bars in NYC. Youre not coming here for the ambiance, the food(do they even serve food?), or the awesome bathroom. Its the cheap drinks, chill crowd, and great bartenders -
Review 12 (2024-04-01 - Rating: 4)
Just to let everyone know. By law credit card minimum can’t exceed $10. No matter what they say. Minimum is $10 by NY state law. -
Review 13 (2021-09-27 - Rating: 5)
If you feel like the bartenders are rude its probably because ya dont belong in here. We always have great service and fun conversation with the staff and regulars. Nothing better than posting up with a pbr watching a VHS tape. -
Review 14 (2024-07-16 - Rating: 5)
$3 pbrs 👏 best deal in manhattan -
Review 15 (2014-11-17 - Rating: 4)
This is one of my favorite LES dive bars. Theyve recently upgraded their fridge so it seems slightly less divey than before, but you really cant go wrong with $2 PBRs. And while youre there, grab a slice of pizza around the corner from Stanton Street Pizza. The bar is totally BYOP friendly. -
Review 16 (2023-07-04 - Rating: 5)
Wed gi to a punk show at the ABC NO RIO and drain PBRs between shows. I cant wait until we can do that again.Nick Poot forever. -
Review 17 (2015-01-15 - Rating: 4)
So divey, so filthy, so dated, but so comfortable and great. The PBR is really cheap. Old furniture from a garage sale 20 years ago (probably). I wouldnt go when it is crowded, but it is awesome during the day. They have surprisingly good bloody marys. The also have one of the most graffitied bathrooms in existence, but that is kind of a common occurrence around these parts. -
Review 18 (2022-08-09 - Rating: 5)
Glad this spot is still around to offer a simple, dive option in the area. Chill crowd, pool table, super cheap beers, graffitied bathroom. What more could you want. -
Review 19 (2017-05-20 - Rating: 4)
Very cheap beer. Great crowd. Smells like your grandmothers basement. Very VERY divey. However, minimum credit card tab is $20.00. Not a fan. -
Review 20 (2024-02-23 - Rating: 5)
Cool spot; good price drinks and nice place to play pool. -
Review 21 (2017-05-01 - Rating: 5)
Definitely a dive bar, but if youre into that authentic NY neighbourhood bar feel, this is your bar.They also had a slushie machine, so five stars because that coconut rum drink changed my life. Haha -
Review 22 (2018-08-20 - Rating: 5)
Probably my favorite watering hole in all of NYC. Nothing much to say that hasnt already been said: cheap drinks, a pool table (!), couch seating, dim lighting, great music. Tip your bartenders well, esp. if Lou is working ;) -
Review 23 (2024-09-11 - Rating: 5)
Won’t find a place with cheaper drinks -
Review 24 (2021-08-22 - Rating: 5)
Super chill dive bar. Great bartenders. -
Review 25 (2013-05-06 - Rating: 4)
If you are looking for a new place to bring a date, this is definitely NOT that place. If you are looking for a place with the feel of 1970s lower east side then this is DEFINITELY the place for you. It is easy to walk by WTTJ as the bar has no easily discernible signage and looks like a condemned tenement from the outside. But going inside you immediately realize that it was just part of the atmosphere.The drink to get when you are here is the bloody mary. Pickles, peppers, celery, sriracha and Guiness are part of what makes their unique bloodies. I highly recommend it.#MCC2013 -
Review 26 (2022-05-24 - Rating: 5)
Came on a Monday and met Luis! He is a sweetie 🥧 who makes the best mezcal sodas ;) He gave me a spread of dvds and I chose dirty dancing 💃PS look how cute he is! -
Review 27 (2022-05-24 - Rating: 5)
Luis is the most amazing, social and welcoming bartender. i am definitely coming back every monday. love this place bc of him. -
Review 28 (2021-05-30 - Rating: 5)
Erica was a great bartender. Keep going as we will visit again soon! One of the last great bars in the LES! -
Review 29 (2019-04-22 - Rating: 5)
Fun, friendly and cheap. Love the $2 PBR, pool table and basement vibe. Always great music too. -
Review 30 (2016-06-17 - Rating: 5)
Dive bar in the Lower East Side featuring $2 pabst blue ribbon and thrash punk. Divey, but in a way that makes you feel like you belong. -
Review 31 (2016-03-27 - Rating: 5)
Was there last weekend from Manchester with my brothers. Best bar in New York...girl behind bar looked like carley simon, great music, wicked bloody Mary & cheap games of 🎱!! -
Review 32 (2018-06-21 - Rating: 4)
Definitely stands out with the 70s feel and crush velvet couches covered in that plastic-y material. Cheap beer and nice people! -
Review 33 (2018-04-02 - Rating: 4)
It’s alright. Classic trashy dive bar scene so don’t expect somethin mad nice; however, if you’re looking for a quick drink it’s the spot -
Review 34 (2012-01-18 - Rating: 4)
This is one amazing dive bar. Worth visiting. Find a spot on the worn couch and stay a while. Guaranteed to not be dull. -
Review 35 (2020-11-23 - Rating: 5)
Awesome trash/dive/punk bar with great drink specials. $5 PBR and Shot special. -
Review 36 (2018-07-15 - Rating: 5)
Played pbr and drank pool, whats not to love? They show amazing movies too and i would 100% recommend going in for a drink. -
Review 37 (2020-02-20 - Rating: 5)
Greatest bar of them all. Awesome music. Awesome ambience. Bartenders are friendly. -
Review 38 (2019-12-10 - Rating: 5)
Tacky and campy, with bad vintage Christmas decor up in December. Take a snapshot and this place looks just like like a suburban, 70s basement or trailer park living room. The faint smell of soap belays how this is place is actually clean and thought out, despite its punk attitude. What a gem! -
Review 39 (2021-01-02 - Rating: 5)
My 2019...A wonderful night in NYC. -
Review 40 (2017-08-15 - Rating: 4)
2$ pbr and pool table. smaller bar good for a quick stop. usually busy -
Review 41 (2017-05-19 - Rating: 4)
True dive bar. $2 PBR happy hour. Plastic on couches. -
Review 42 (2018-09-13 - Rating: 5)
Lady Gaga just shouted you guys out on vogue! So I’d say prepare for the worst in a good way 😜 -
Review 43 (2019-04-28 - Rating: 4)
Proper dive bar. Terrible furniture, pool tables and 6 PBR for $12. -
Review 44 (2021-08-09 - Rating: 5)
One of the best LES dive bars Ive been to -
Review 45 (2019-08-30 - Rating: 5)
5 star bartender! -
Review 46 (2024-03-29 - Rating: 5)
The spiked hot chocolate was bangin -
Review 47 (2024-02-09 - Rating: 5)
$3 pbr and a pool table. what else could you want from a bar -
Review 48 (2019-03-13 - Rating: 5)
Not as nice and roomy as the Bushwick one but how can you complain over $2 beers -
Review 49 (2015-12-01 - Rating: 4)
My friend swears by this place on the LES. Pool, PBRs, and cool-looking 20 somethings abound. -
Review 50 (2022-05-08 - Rating: 5)
Legendary place. -
Review 51 (2023-09-08 - Rating: 5)
Very nice and cosy bar, good drinks, friendly staff and amazing prices. -
Review 52 (2019-01-25 - Rating: 4)
One of The last Punk ,meets Hipster Joints..Thats Affordable for Punks to Hang with Hipsters ... -
Review 53 (2019-12-21 - Rating: 5)
Diveyist dive bar Ive been to in NY. Awesome for the occasion. -
Review 54 (2021-08-31 - Rating: 5)
Best dive in the lower east side -
Review 55 (2023-09-28 - Rating: 5)
$2 pbr and just the right amount of televisons -
Review 56 (2023-11-26 - Rating: 4)
$3 PBR. nice and loud. Pool table and lots of seats. -
Review 57 (2023-10-21 - Rating: 4)
Good enough bar - reasonably priced -
Review 58 (2023-03-24 - Rating: 5)
Cool place if your looking at playing pool with other new yorkers.Awsome -
Review 59 (2016-10-27 - Rating: 5)
Cool venue - party in your uncles living room type of decor -
Review 60 (2022-08-19 - Rating: 5)
Good prices and vibe. -
Review 61 (2019-01-27 - Rating: 5)
Awesome dive bar, super cheap drinks -
Review 62 (2017-01-06 - Rating: 4)
Interesting place. Id go back to play some pool maybe -
Review 63 (2017-03-07 - Rating: 5)
Great atmosphere! Would definitely go again. -
Review 64 (2022-04-22 - Rating: 5)
Best conversations ever with Ashley! Amazing bartender! Changed my life. -
Review 65 (2022-10-01 - Rating: 5)
Welcome to the Johnson’s is one of the last punk havens in NYC.Rachel deserves a raise!!1 -
Review 66 (2022-10-19 - Rating: 5)
90s grungy nostalgic vibes. Literally feels (and smells)like your besties basement back in the day -
Review 67 (2023-05-05 - Rating: 4)
The perfect dive -
Review 68 (2017-03-27 - Rating: 5)
Chil dive bar with a pool table. Music is always tasteful -
Review 69 (2022-08-13 - Rating: 5)
This place is the best dive bar in the city. Lou, Pascal and John are the best bartenders evahhhh!! -
Review 70 (2022-05-17 - Rating: 4)
It’s the diviest dive in divedom with $2 PBRs and for that I loved it. Bartender was pleasant but far to busy with her phone to bother with me. If you’re squeamish this is not the place for you, pretty gritty. -
Review 71 (2016-05-21 - Rating: 5)
$2 PBR and a pool table. what could go wrong? -
Review 72 (2014-08-10 - Rating: 5)
Low key and just right amount of grunge in the city. -
Review 73 (2017-12-08 - Rating: 5)
That bar Id icky un año THE good ways -
Review 74 (2018-11-18 - Rating: 5)
A great joint. Cheap bear and good music. The pool table is old and damage but that makes games more interesting. Attempted to decorate are all failed which makes the place super cool! -
Review 75 (2021-07-31 - Rating: 5)
The bartender was excellent and the barback was as well. High volume for such a small venue and they handled it like champs. Thanks to the whole staff! Tip them well, because they put in the effort. -
Review 76 (2018-07-08 - Rating: 5)
This place is unlike any other bar youll walk into in Manhattan, and I mean that in all the best ways. When youre ready to kick back with friends, share stories, and crush a few cases of PBR cans come to the Johnson. You wont be disappointed -
Review 77 (2018-09-02 - Rating: 5)
Great bar its a hidden gem -
Review 78 (2019-03-12 - Rating: 5)
Great local bar with amazing service! Any bar that keeps their cold beers in an 80s style fridge behind the bar is awesome!! And the actually keep at tv on that is always running80s movies! Totally retro and totally awesome!! -
Review 79 (2019-02-08 - Rating: 4)
You may think you know dive bars, but you dont. Not until you have been here. This place is like hanging out in your grandmas basement while you drink PBR. Its a cool place that is very low key and a unique experience I can say I havent really seen anywhere else. Drinks are cheap and ambiance is unique, not much more you could really ask for out of place like this. -
Review 80 (2022-09-09 - Rating: 5)
Excellent LES dive, may it never die -
Review 81 (2021-10-26 - Rating: 5)
No way yall complaining about bartenders at this spot. came in at 2am for the first time and had a blast. lost a game of pool to some cool cats, grabbed a couple heavy poured drinks and chilled listening to playboi carti till 3am. I was ready to buy a shirt but couldnt make it to last call lol! The 2 girls behind the bar saturday were killin it and had so much fun chatting up with them. dude the bouncer was wearing like real armor. stop being entitled and go chill. -
Review 82 (2021-02-07 - Rating: 4)
I don’t really remember what I drank there or if the selections were any good but I loved it for all it’s weirdness. -
Review 83 (2019-11-13 - Rating: 5)
Great dive bar with cheap prices -
Review 84 (2017-02-26 - Rating: 5)
Sweet bar with a pool table and cheap drinks -
Review 85 (2017-12-07 - Rating: 5)
I cant remember all the wonderful times Ive had here, and thats what makes me love the Johnsons.If you like drinking PBRs in your grandparents basement and listening to 70s glam rock, this heres the joint. -
Review 86 (2023-07-10 - Rating: 5)
Best car ever -
Review 87 (2017-10-19 - Rating: 5)
Dive bar central! Fun crowd, very relaxed bar tendered, cheap drinks, and some fun bar games! Beware.... not for those who like dark places. But definitely for those who love Pacman! -
Review 88 (2018-09-13 - Rating: 5)
Lady Gaga recently recommended this bar in her 73 Questions with VOGUE Magazine interview (On YouTube, Minute 8:17) released on September 13, 2018; that’s how I heard about this spot... planning on going very soon. Thanks Gaga. -
Review 89 (2018-02-04 - Rating: 4)
Favorite Manhattan dive bar and a convenient place to pregame. Is extremely small, is decorated like your grandparents basement from the 70s, has a jukebox, pool, a pac-man table, and cheap PBR. -
Review 90 (2017-04-04 - Rating: 5)
A bar with friendly staff and clientele and fab happy hour offers. Somewhere fun to spend an evening that reminded me of my indie years. -
Review 91 (2018-03-20 - Rating: 5)
This place is just a bar but is also a classic of the LES. Yes I would come back for a beer, absolutely. -
Review 92 (2018-10-07 - Rating: 5)
This place is awesome. PBRs are $2 and the bartender are really nice. -
Review 93 (2019-10-30 - Rating: 5)
No fuss dive bar with $2 PBRs and the best old movies always playing -
Review 94 (2018-02-26 - Rating: 5)
Prepare for some roughness. One of the best dive bars in town -
Review 95 (2019-10-09 - Rating: 5)
The J hole, as they call it, is a rare breed in nyc: it has cheap drinks.$2 PBRs. Enough said.If that not suffice you glutens then there’s a pool table, eclectic furniture and an angsty atmosphere. -
Review 96 (2017-06-28 - Rating: 4)
Good dive bar with cheap beer and drink specials. Pool table and jukebox. Sometimes crowded. -
Review 97 (2017-03-15 - Rating: 5)
Top dog place. $2 pbrs? UNBEATABLE. Most beautiful bartenders ? ✔ -
Review 98 (2016-12-04 - Rating: 4)
This place is a total dive. Cheap beer too. I love it. -
Review 99 (2021-10-02 - Rating: 5)
This is my favorite bar in the L.E.S. so dont be an a-hole when you go in there and TIP YOUR BARTENDERS ‼️‼️‼️‼️ -
Review 100 (2019-11-20 - Rating: 5)
Its whats youd expect it to be. Cheap beers good tunes. -
Review 101 (2016-12-01 - Rating: 5)
Really chill low key bar that feels like a basement. Cheap drinks and lots of late food options around -
Review 102 (2017-09-18 - Rating: 5)
My favorite bar in the LES - seriously without this place I would probably have died of the awfulness of the stereotypical LES scene of NYU kids and just people that arent my scene (obnoxious drunks lol) - they have THE BEST MUSIC HERE ALWAYS!! if you like good music - at least one of the bartenders will definitely have you covered with their taste in music if not all of them. Ive never had a place where I love the music almost every single song (Im actually pretty picky with my music so that says a lot..long story short - I want to hear good music while im out because its more fun and why shouldnt you listen to good music out in a bar?) the crowd is a mix of all different kinds of people and everyones super chill and friendly if you talk to any of them. This place definitely is the definition of dive bar but the personality from the badass people and music etc really makes it feel like a house party with some friends and soon to be new friends.. they have an old school PAC man game, pool table and usually a random movie playing on VHS behind the bar on silent. Oh and its cash only! If youre looking for somewhere thats unique, chill and super cool people that have fun - this is a place you should try! If youre into high end cocktails with ingredients you cant pronounce or understand or want some process of knocking on a secret door to get a key from a clown up to a water tower or want to listen to generic electronic with a bunch of bros getting bottle service - do not come here. You will not enjoy it and likely it will go both ways you will not be enjoyed by those here (sorry but Im being brutally honest here) -
Review 103 (2012-07-02 - Rating: 4)
Dark and dirty dive bar that is surprisingly homey. Cheap beer ($2 PBR), awesome plastic covered sofas. Bring hand sanitizer. -
Review 104 (2021-08-25 - Rating: 5)
My favorite, home away from home neighborhood spot. -
Review 105 (2018-07-22 - Rating: 5)
Yoooooo!!!!!!!! This place has everything! Cheap drinks, creepy clowns, people hooking up in the bathroom. Yaaaassssssss!!!!!!! Next rounds on me ... Unless its over $20 which I doubt it will be. -
Review 106 (2019-10-13 - Rating: 5)
So cute. Reminds me of a college party house. -
Review 107 (2020-03-13 - Rating: 5)
Cheap drinks, feels like someones basement. Divey dive bar -
Review 108 (2015-02-07 - Rating: 4)
This place looks like a living room from the 70s. If you want cheap PBR cans and sweaty dudes playing pool, this is your place, all the furniture is covered in plastic wrap. -
Review 109 (2018-10-03 - Rating: 5)
2$ pbr - cant beat the ambiance -
Review 110 (2018-08-08 - Rating: 5)
Perfect dive bar to escape all the LES nonsense -
Review 111 (2016-11-15 - Rating: 5)
The best worst dive Ive ever been to -
Review 112 (2018-12-09 - Rating: 5)
Feels like youre in a basement from the 70s. $1 pool table!! -
Review 113 (2021-07-31 - Rating: 5)
Cheap Drinks.. Friendly people and Pool table -
Review 114 (2018-09-13 - Rating: 5)
Lady Gaga just talked about your bar on her Vogue video on youtube! -
Review 115 (2019-11-02 - Rating: 4)
Good neighborhood bar. -
Review 116 (2022-02-06 - Rating: 5)
Always a good time -
Review 117 (2018-05-31 - Rating: 4)
Had a blast, a lot of cute girls -
Review 118 (2018-05-15 - Rating: 4)
$2 PBR you cant beat that. One pool table, one tabletop arcade game, no food. -
Review 119 (2019-05-30 - Rating: 5)
Lady gaga loves you 🖤 -
Review 120 (2023-03-03 - Rating: 5)
Very chill folks -
Review 121 (2018-03-26 - Rating: 5)
My favorite dive bar in the city!! -
Review 122 (2017-06-05 - Rating: 5)
Classic. Spot. Hasnt changed in years and shouldnt. -
Review 123 (2019-08-05 - Rating: 5)
My favorite locals bar!! -
Review 124 (2017-06-07 - Rating: 4)
Super cute but terribly crowded. -
Review 125 (2018-08-03 - Rating: 5)
The punk bar that shouldnt exist. -
Review 126 (2019-10-08 - Rating: 5)
Perfect spot for a cheap drini -
Review 127 (2018-09-13 - Rating: 5)
Favorite dive in the LES -
Review 128 (2019-09-30 - Rating: 5)
Be cool, cheap and best place -
Review 129 (2019-03-26 - Rating: 5)
Trash bar, love it. -
Review 130 (2016-11-26 - Rating: 5)
Duct tape couches and cheap pbr -
Review 131 (2020-02-01 - Rating: 5)
Exactly how Lady Gaga described! -
Review 132 (2022-07-19 - Rating: 5)
Best dive in the city -
Review 133 (2019-03-23 - Rating: 5)
Best bar in the city -
Review 134 (2017-05-08 - Rating: 5)
Cool bar -
Review 135 (2017-11-28 - Rating: 5)
$2 pbrs -
Review 136 (2016-08-22 - Rating: 4)
$2 PBRs -
Review 137 (2019-04-06 - Rating: 5)
Love it! Perfect place -
Review 138 (2017-02-23 - Rating: 5)
Super friendly, casual -
Review 139 (2021-09-04 - Rating: 5)
Trust me -
Review 140 (2017-03-21 - Rating: 4)
A cheap, comfortable dive. -
Review 141 (2022-05-14 - Rating: 5)
Can’t get it cheaper -
Review 142 (2017-02-07 - Rating: 5)
Feel like someone basement... -
Review 143 (2023-03-27 - Rating: 5)
Soooo cheap! -
Review 144 (2022-10-03 - Rating: 4)
Intense -
Review 145 (2022-05-28 - Rating: 5)
Great dive. -
Review 146 (2023-07-26 - Rating: 5)
Love this place ! -
Review 147 (2018-04-16 - Rating: 5)
Caitlin is the bomb. -
Review 148 (2018-02-24 - Rating: 4)
Fn -
Review 149 (2021-06-26 - Rating: 5)
It was just how I expected! -
Review 150 (2018-04-17 - Rating: 4)
Always good -
Review 151 (2018-12-22 - Rating: 5)
Flawless hang -
Review 152 (2019-05-05 - Rating: 5)
Authentic. -
Review 153 (2016-12-31 - Rating: 5)
Cozy space -
Review 154 (2023-07-27 - Rating: 5)
I came for Lady Gaga ❤️🗽 love -
Review 155 (2019-07-09 - Rating: 5)
Excellent service, excellent place, best place in lower manhattan! -
Review 156 (2019-09-01 - Rating: 4)
M. o 7 -
Review 157 (2019-08-21 - Rating: 5)
Unpretentious AF.